A 20-year-old man nearly lost his life after suffering a violent allergic reaction while eating a Chanukah donut in the busy Mahane Yehuda market in Yerushalayim today. The young man, who has a milk allergy, tasted the donut without realizing it was dairy, triggering a rapid and dangerous reaction.
The incident occurred Monday afternoon. Within minutes of taking a bite, the man began showing signs of a severe milk-induced allergy attack, putting him in immediate, life-threatening danger.
Emergency teams from United Hatzalah rushed to the scene and quickly identified that the symptoms were consistent with a major allergic reaction. After confirming that the patient had been exposed to dairy, the responders administered an adrenaline injection with an EpiPen.
Thanks to the swift intervention and on-site medical care, his condition began to stabilize. He was urgently transported to the hospital for further monitoring and treatment.
Dr. Natan Unger, a volunteer physician with United Hatzalah who treated the young man at the scene, explained, “I administered adrenaline after it became clear that he is allergic to milk. He was also given oxygen and medication until his condition stabilized.” The man was moved to the hospital fully conscious and in stable condition.
Most people in the world are “lactose intolerance” of the chemicals and unhealthy stuff in the pasteurized / homogenized “milk” and dairy products. Nobody is allergic to raw milk, as has been tested. Time for people wake up and go back to safe, healthy, delicious real milk? If in the US raw milk became legal for stores to sell it, Israelis should demand it too.